甚だしい

• 読み: はなはだしい
• ローマ字: hanahadashii
• 漢字の分解: 甚 (jin/hanaha) — extreme, intense, very
• 発音: /ha.na.ha.da.ɕi.i/

意味

Extreme; excessive; outrageous; tremendous. Describes something that has gone far beyond a normal or acceptable degree.

An i-adjective indicating that something has reached an extreme or unreasonable degree, almost always with negative connotations: 甚だしい誤解 (a gross misunderstanding), 被害が甚だしい (the damage is severe). The adverb form 甚だ (hanahada, exceedingly) is also common in formal writing. A literary and somewhat stiff word, more frequent in written Japanese, news, and formal speech than casual conversation.

例文

1. これは甚だしい誤解だと言わざるを得ない。
2. 被害は甚だしく、復旧には時間がかかる。
3. 事実と甚だしくかけ離れた報道だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, formal writing, criticism

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From the classical adverb 甚だ (hanahada, very/exceedingly). The kanji 甚 depicts an intensifying concept. The adjective form 甚だしい has been used since classical Japanese to express extreme degree, particularly of negative situations.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated